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World History

wnylib

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1. I remember when the wall went up.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Aug 14, 2023, 06:54 AM

Aug 2023

I was just 11 years old and becoming aware of news in the broader world. Day after day there were news reports about it, and ridicule of communism for communist nations needing to close people inside their borders.

Teachers told us that, before the wall, there were signs that warned West Berliners when they were approaching the border between East and West.

The following song came from the period when the wall existed.

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On this day, August 14, 1961, East Berliners awoke to see a wall going up between them and W. Berlin [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 OP

I remember when the wall went up. wnylib Aug 2023 #1